The MathWorks and Keithley Announce Expanded Support for Data Acquisition Hardware From MATLAB Environment.Business/Technology Editors NATICK, Mass. and CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2002 Enables Direct Connection Between Popular Data Acquisition Hardware and MATLAB (MATrix LABoratory) A programming language for technical computing from The MathWorks, Natick, MA (www.mathworks.com). Used for a wide variety of scientific and engineering calculations, especially for automatic control and signal processing, MATLAB runs on Windows, Mac and via the Data Acquisition Toolbox The MathWorks, Inc., the leading developer and supplier of technical computing software for engineers and scientists, and Keithley Instruments Keithley Instruments (NYSE: KEI) is a measurement and instrument company headquartered in Solon, Ohio. Keithley develops, manufactures, markets and sells highly accurate instruments and data acquisition products, as well as complete system solutions for high-volume production (KEI:NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange ), a global supplier of measurement solutions for production test, process monitoring, and basic research, today announced new hardware and software interface capabilities for data acquisition applications. Users of Keithley Instruments' data acquisition boards can now communicate with their devices directly from MATLAB(R) via an interface provided with the MATLAB Data Acquisition Toolbox. This interface makes it simpler for users of Keithley data acquisition devices to acquire data within the MATLAB environment. With this functionality, MATLAB can serve as the primary data acquisition and data analysis environment for users of Keithley boards. "Many MATLAB customers and prospects have asked The MathWorks to add support for Keithley data acquisition hardware. This increased connectivity benefits users of both Keithley hardware and MATLAB by unifying and simplifying their test and measurement setup. This allows users to get to the heart of their work faster - analyzing their collected data," said Jane Price, Test and Measurement Marketing Manager at The MathWorks. "Getting data from a Keithley data acquisition board and into MATLAB now becomes a simple process requiring only a few simple steps," said Ted Thorbjornsen, Business Manager, Keithley Instruments. "MATLAB users now gain easy access to Keithley's large portfolio of plug-in boards." The Data Acquisition Toolbox provides users with interfaces for analog input Refers to hardware interfaces that accept non-digital signals. For decades, all the plugs and sockets on traditional audio and video equipment connected analog lines (see illustration below). , analog output and digital I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output from multiple suppliers of PC-compatible data acquisition hardware. Keithley data acquisition boards offer instrument-grade measurement precision in resolutions from 8 to 20 bits with a broad range of analog and digital I/O capabilities in both ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. and PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). formats. Users can also employ the MATLAB Instrument Control Toolbox to interface with Keithley instruments via the GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus) An IEEE 488 standard parallel interface used for attaching sensors and programmable instruments to a computer. Using a 24-pin connector, up to 15 devices can be daisy chained together. HP's version is the HPIB. (IEEE-488) standard. The Data Acquisition Toolbox 2.1 requires MATLAB 6.1; PC pricing starts at $900. The toolbox is currently shipping for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95, 98, 2000, ME, and NT. Quantity and education discounts are available. Additional information can be found on The MathWorks web site at www.mathworks.com. About The MathWorks, Inc. The MathWorks is the world's leading developer of technical computing software for engineers and scientists in industry, government, and education. With an extensive product set based on MATLAB(R) and Simulink(R), The MathWorks provides software and services to solve challenging problems and accelerate innovation in automotive, aerospace, communications, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , biotechnology, electronics, instrumentation, process, and other industries. The MathWorks was founded in 1984 and employs more than 1000 people worldwide, with headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts Natick (Pronunciation IPA: /ˈneɪtɪk/) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Natick is located near the center of the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, with a population of 32,170 at the . For additional information, visit www.mathworks.com. About Keithley Keithley Instruments, Inc. provides electrical, RF (radio frequency) and optical measurement solutions to the telecommunications, semiconductor, optoelectronics and other electronics manufacturing industries. Engineers and scientists around the world use Keithley's advanced hardware and software for process monitoring, production test and basic research. More information about Keithley products can be found at www.keithley.com, or by calling 800-552-1115. MATLAB and Simulink are registered trademarks of The MathWorks, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. |
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